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Considered by some critics to be the successor to Miyazaki Hayao as Japan's foremost animation filmmaker, director Hosoda Mamoru returns after a three-year wait with the fantasy-adventure The Boy and the Beast. His mother dead and his father long gone, nine-year-old Ren runs away from home to forage a meager existence on the streets of Tokyo. But the angry young Ren is taken in by Kumatetsu, a bear-like man-beast who spirits Ren away to an alternate world called Jutengai, where monsters rule. Over the years, Kumatetsu schools Ren in the art of swordplay and a bond forms between the boy and the beast. However, a power struggle between Kumatetsu and his rival Iozen, and Ren's growing love for a girl from his former home of Tokyo, set the stage for a thrilling and emotional climax that may determine the fate of Jutengai.

After covering quirky family dynamics in Summer Wars and a mother's love in Wolf Children, Hosoda explores the bond between father-and-son in this rich, dynamic and splendidly-realized action-fantasy. Featuring an all-star roster of voice talent, including Yakusho Koji as Kumatetsu, Miyazaki Aoi as nine-year-old Ren, Sometani Shota as the teenaged Ren and Hirose Suzu as Ren's love interest Kaede.

This edition comes with a 24-page novella, a 56-page supplement, a 40-page cinema brochure booklet and a bonus disc (Chinese subtitles only) containing 150 minutes of special features including making-of, promotional spots, News Zero spinoff special, meet-and-greet and more.

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Director: Mamoru Hosoda

Animation of the Year - 39th Japan Academy Prize

When Kyuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who??s been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely pair will be put to the ultimate test??a final showdown that will only be won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined strength and courage.

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